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man more than you love me? | think
you could, Jack"
May, what nonsense you are talk
ing!'
But as he spoke, the vision of fair
fower-sweet face, with perfect deWy
lips, and star-like eyes, came to him,
and fingered, while the nightingales
trilled in the hedges, and the night air
grew strangely chill.
From that day, which saw the be-
ginning OF an acquaintance between
the four young people, there were no
| more sighinco on the part OF May for
the town and its ga;etics, 10 more
yawning on the part OF Jack; for n
mcrlIer TOrIngnL never ePvu Ui1ar
that which followed, and it was with
sincere regret that May learned at
last that her brother would come for
her in a few days, to bear her back,
plump and healthy, to her city
home.
"And my holiday ends the day after
| tomorrow" Jack said to her ruefully,
when she told him. Haven't ever
been SO happy in my life. We must
all meet here next summer, May.
Lets arrange it,"
He did not see the shiver that shot
over his aflianced at these words.
''I'll arrange nothing of the Sort"
she said impatiently. "Now let us 90
over and get Inez to ramble with us
| for an hour or two"
''And her brother" Jack put in
with his usual alacrity. "Uncom-
monty nice fellow, isn't he?"
But May gave no reply. She walk
| ed beside her betrothed in grave and
| unhroken silence, strange new shad-
ow in her blue eyes.
They generally found Inez and LiO-
| mel under the branches OF that great
chestnut at this hour; but to-day they
found silence and shade there-noth-
| ing else. The handsome young gen
tleman and his pretty sister were not
idling under the broad branches, as
! usual.
Wonder what's up?" Jack asked.
But just then a merry hail from
distant clump of trees made Mays
face dimple roguishly.
"See! There is Inez standing under
that big oak, and her brother is in the
tree away near the top. He is waving
| his hand to u.s."
So he was. Far up among the
leaves, where he had climbed, Lionel
was swaying with the slight branches,
! and leaning forward to attract their
attention; the sunlight lying warm and
soft on his laughing powerful face.
which was as rich an olive as though
| Spain claimed him for her son.
"How handsome he is! How prince
| ly!" May thought, with q sharp pang
at her heart. I'm this whole world
there is nobody like hin!"
Then there was the crashing sound
Of breaking branches-a rustling,
rushing noise, the duh thud Of body
striking on the earth, and from the
lips Of two girls who saw Lionel Bra
b0s fall with stunning force, rang the
wild cries Of anguiohed alright, OF
fierce, overH2aStering terror.
4 moment later and Incz-whO had
| flung herself on her knees beside the
strangely-stil figure OF her idolizod
brother-was pushed aside by hands
! that were too strong and untonder to
her, through the frantic emotion OF
their owner, and May Carol, the
promised wife OF Jack Hammond, the
belle of q hundred bathrooms, was
knceling over Lionel Brabos, blanch-
cd agony on her young face, which
comes only on the faces of women
| when what is more dear 10 them thar
life is in peril.
"Oh, heis not dead! Jack, tell me
he is not dead" she cried, never re-
moving her eyes from the still uncon-
scious face that lay upturned before
her.
And Jack, with brotherly kindness,
laid his hand on her shoulder.
Il trust not, for your sake, DEAR"
| he said; and there was only tender
sympathy in his voice-nOne of the
lovers resentment or sorrow.
At that moment the dark eyes of
Lionel unclosed with slow and lam
guild WEAKNESS, and fixed themselves
on the face of the girl who knelt be-
side hlm.
A strange new light stole into them
as he looked, then tenderness and love
untold met the blue eyes above
my dearest, have l alarmed you?
/ was stunned. 1t is nothing" he
whispered, then, softly, as his hand
StOAc l. dHN III SSSCu ICI >. Oh care
enough for me 10 pale like that9 My
darling-darling!"
Jack, who had heard every word,
turned to Inez, and took her trembling
hand in his.
Your brotheris not injured by his
fall" he said gently. "They do not
want us. VIII you come with me to
the spot where l first saw you-tho
shadow of the big chcstnut-and let
me tell you something? nave much
TO say to you. Miss Brabos."
But" said Inez, with a startled
glance toward the others, who had
forgotten all things save themselves
and the love which had found voice at
last-'.but l thought Miss Carol was
to be your wife; | thought she loved
you"
And that loved her? So did 1;
but now both May and / know other
/ vyiSa SLn know thn vpI.y first rir,a